Oakengates climate — normals and trends
Oakengates (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 690 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Oakengates averages 43 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Oakengates has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 62 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -18.7 °C (on 24 February 1947).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
OakengatesEngland
- coords
- 52.70°, -2.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
690mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.7 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-18.7 °C
24 February 1947
Wettest day
54 mm
24 September 2012
Windiest day
60.3 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
34.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-23.7 °C
24 February 1947
Snowiest day
14.9 cm
10 February 1953
Sunniest day
16.1 h
26 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 83 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 17 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 35 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 42 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 43 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 22 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 97 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 54 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 114 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 103 mm | +45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oakengates?
Oakengates has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 690 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oakengates?
The hottest day measured in Oakengates between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oakengates?
The coldest day measured in Oakengates between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1947, at -18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Oakengates?
Yes. Oakengates gets on average 20.0 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Oakengates warmed?
Yes: Oakengates warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oakengates?
The wettest day measured in Oakengates between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2012, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oakengates?
The windiest day measured in Oakengates between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 60.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oakengates?
The warmest month in Oakengates is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Oakengates?
Oakengates receives on average 690 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oakengates?
Oakengates gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oakengates?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oakengates between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1953, with 14.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oakengates?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Oakengates.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oakengates?
In Oakengates, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.9 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -23.7 °C on 24 February 1947.
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